Would you believe I actually looked up shots of Hobbes pouncing Calvin to figure out that gesture?
I hadn’t remembered how often Calvin ended up upside down during those attacks. The older I get, the more I appreciate just how incredible Watterson’s art is.

They’ve definitely got favored colors and styles as far as wardrobe goes. Ash has a bit more variety since Sarah’s clothing selections are… a bit more focused. That’s a page or three away though. We’ve caught up to the girls being 14 as of this page. The actual arc of Conflict of Interests kicks in fully while they’re 16. Almost there!

The girls are right before graduating High School in Act 1. Conflict of Interests takes place before the crisis starts.

I’ve actually based it in southwestern PA, since that’s what’s familiar to me. That’s where they set roots after that initial move when the kids came into the picture.

A lot of the story has been taking place near or during the summer months, so there hasn’t been much use for the winter wardrobe. They’re approaching the end of their senior year at the “present” part of the story, so fairly deep into spring.

Ari shakes me a lot because of the lack of variety in their wardrobe, but I keep having to remind her that even though we’re like… almost 60 pages in, it’s still just the third day. Not many chances to show a wider variety of clothes, which in Ash’s case is a real shame.

I read so many comics where the wardrobe doesn’t change much; I always find that somewhat jarring.

One of the comics I read (How to be a Werewolf, http://howtobeawerewolf.com) just had a “fashion contest” where readers proposed different outfits that were incorporated in a “shopping montage”– and now the characters are actually *wearing* those clothes in the strip. I thought that was really cool.

I had forgotten that comic strip time runs pretty slowly in this comic, so I’m not surprised at the clothing– I was mainly curious what the environment the strip took place in.

Ash’s hair is so much fun to draw. Rei’s hair wishes it was like Ash’s.
We’ve still got them! I have no idea what we’d charge for them since like… we consider them unsellable. I’d recommend when you do the ordering thing on the store, just sling a message and we’ll figure it out there.

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Energetic and passionate, "Ash" aims to enjoy as much of life as possible. Her quick thinking helps keep her on the path that best suits her, though her vision may be at times limited.. She shares a long-standing multi-faceted relationship with Sarah Gains.

A retired high school track star and NuTube athletic footwear critic. Sarah Gains nears the end of her high school career certain of only two things.
1. She will always have her best friend/romantic partner Ash by her side.
2. She has no idea what she's going to do next.
"Fortunately" for her, she's now this comic's main character!